Senior II Backend Engineer

A World-Changing Company

At Ethyca, we're engineering trust for humanity. We believe that by building Fides, the operating system for Data Privacy & AI Governance we can solve the world's most critical and challenging problems of trust and safety in data and AI driven enterprise on behalf of every person. We partner with the most important institutions in the world to transform the safety, trust and integrity of their data and technology systems.

Our software has been used to power the safety and privacy of millions of users globally.

The Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Ethyca, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data privacy and AI governance. You'll be responsible for leading the development of Fides, our innovative operating system designed to enhance trust and safety in data-driven technologies across diverse industries.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team to deliver high-quality software solutions on time and within budget, particularly focusing on DSRs, API integrations, and reporting.
• Oversee the technical design and architecture of solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and align with Ethyca’s technology standards.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and career development sessions, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team productivity and project delivery, with a target of achieving a sprint delivery rate of at least 90%.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders related to DSRs, API integrations, and reporting, ensuring clear communication and managing expectations effectively.
• Conduct regular code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards, and maintain a production defect rate of less than 2%.
• Successfully onboard and mentor new team members, ensuring they reach full productivity within 90 days.
• Develop and execute effective recruitment strategies to attract top talent and fill open positions within 60 days on average, while maintaining a high retention rate of new hires.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment that aligns with Ethyca’s values of trust, teamwork, optimism, iteration, and listening.

What We Value

• A highly analytical approach and eagerness to solve technical problems with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
• Experience or curiosity about working with and using large scale data to solve important problems of trust and respect. 
• Ability to collaborate efficiently in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives and iteration with users.

What We Require

• 8+ years experience writing production-grade web applications or services
• Expertise with Python 3, web frameworks (e.g. Django, Flask, FastAPI), and RESTful APIs
• Proficient with one or more data stores such as MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Snowflake, etc.
• Fluent with automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, E2E) and CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab, GitHub)
• Love writing tests for everything you do
• Some examples of contributing to or maintaining open source projects is a plus
• Previous experience working independently in a high velocity environment where rapid iteration is vital (like a startup!)
• Excellent written communication skills and a love for documentation and collaboration
• Experienced working in an asynchronous environment like an open source project or distributed team
• Comfortable with agile processes and best practices (but not doctrine!)

Benefits

• Competitive cash and equity compensation
• 100% medical and dental insurance coverage for you and your dependent(s)
• Remote-friendly office hours and vacation policy
• Sponsored company lunches and events
• Parental leave and 401K plan

Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Ethycans lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list above details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Ethyca.

Life at Ethyca

We want every Ethycan to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your long term growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Ethyca is a distributed team with headquarters in NYC and remote workers across the US. In keeping consistent with Ethyca's values and culture, we believe employees “share the work” as one team, and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore we encourage Deployment Strategists to work from our offices to foster excellence in innovation and outcomes for our clients. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to come into the office, located in midtown Manhattan, at least 2 days a week.

We’re a Data Privacy and AI Governance company building a missing piece of the Internet’s infrastructure: the operating system for governance that empowers users and businesses to manage data respectfully. Every day, Ethycans tackle one of the world's most challenging problems - how to make data and AI driven technology safer for humanity - and thinking about the future of human rights as society increasingly moves online. If this sounds intriguing and you’re excited to shape that future with us, we’d want to speak with you. 

Ethyca is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe that all Ethycans share the responsibility of upholding our commitment to these values and encourage candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences to join us in solving the world’s hardest problems. Ethyca does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Please see the United States Department of Labor’s EEO poster, EEO poster supplement and Pay Transparency Notice for additional information.

Compensation Range: $155,000 - 185,000